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Wesfarmers publishes 2015 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
Wesfarmers Group has highlighted improvements in worker safety and diversity measures as well as increasing transparency in its retail chains' supply chain in its 2015 sustainability report. Kate Chaney, sustainability manager corporate affairs, Wesfarmers ...

ACSI governance guidelines increase push for board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) is further embedding its policy on gender diversity on ASX-listed boards by considering recommending against the re-election of directors of companies which perform poorly on that measure. Louise ...

Board skills matrix an assessment opportunity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... are an opportunity for companies to evaluate their boards' abilities and establish where there are gaps in skill and diversity. director of the Governance Services Program at the University of Technology, Sydney "The current model is unsustainable because ...

Diversity Council Australia rates Asia capability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... - but there is a broad need for Australian organisations to improve that capability, according to research from the Diversity Council Australia (DCA). Lisa Annese, CEO, Diversity Council Australia DCA surveyed a national sample of more than 2,000 Australian ...

Demand for ethical products strong: Ethical Advisers' Co-Op

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... Advisers' Co-op. JustInvest rates fund offerings on a scale of light, mid and dark-green, Baird said, but there isn't enough diversity in the dark-green category. "We have plenty of share funds available in the light green side, but we want more in the ...

Telstra publishes 2015 Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... emissions, digital access and inclusion, ethics, values and governance, privacy and data protection, digital literacy, diversity and inclusion, cyber safety, culture and engagement and ICT innovation enabling sustainability as material impacts on their ...

Super boards can add value with ESG focus: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... their funds by 2025 and where jobs in the future would lie. Respondents reported that boards could add value through diversity - by being an institution that "reflects the changing face of society", which could see ethnic and gender diversity being a ...

Government proposes governance changes for super boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... competencies needed to align with the strategic objectives of the super fund, the board can also assess the current and desired diversity that it seeks. Improved diversity of thinking has been shown to correlate with high performance. "Ultimately Governance ...

ACCSR tracks Australian/NZ progress towards CSR innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... priorities included reducing negative environmental impacts and waste reduction and recycling initiatives, promoting diversity in the workplace, and managing regulatory impacts. Respondents from organisations that were labelled "innovators" also cited ...

LGS publicly discloses proxy voting intentions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... shareholder value. The fund noted that it had voted against company proposals in past over concerns including board diversity and independence, remuneration report recommendations, sustainability reporting disclosure and climate change. LGS has also ...